Time and time again I get questions about LinkedIn. People gush over on FaceBook, and they play on Twitter, but they just aren't sure WHAT to do with LinkedIn. Like the other popular social media platforms, LinkedIn has been smart about constantly morphing their platform to accept new trends. In...
If I've been asked once, I've been asked a thousand times: "How do you keep up with all the Social Media channels, Dave?" I've never actually worried about that myself. I. just. do. But I realize not everyone is as afflicted as me...they just want to get the most they can out of their social...
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Repeat after me: Voice Acting is a business...Voice Acting is a business...Voice Acting is a business. Yeah, it's a fun business. There are real ego-boosting moments. It's performance, it's technology, it's rubbing up against Hollywood. All that. But above all, it's a business. Getting down...
In Part I, we got you all signed-up for the most popular and essential social networking sites. Basic. For Part II, we're going to take a deep breath and consider the 4 "T's". Time Talent Tools Truth This step only requires thinking, maybe jotting down some ideas, and being honest about things....
Each day this week, I'll contribute a new blog article in a 5-point plan to benefit your VO business in the Social Networks. This is not daunting, nor difficult. It will require some time, esp. if you haven't started yet, and it WILL require the real YOU to step forward. Not some proxy...
ConVOrgence. 'A play on the word "convergence". We talk so much in the voice over world about niches. "The market is fractionated," we hear. "Opportunities fall into scores of categories." Choose one. "Leads are all over the place". Find one. "Your voice is perfectly suited for a few good target...
Ever since the worm turned and the “old way” of doing voiceovers became the “new” way of doing VO business, it’s been tough to keep up with the march of technology. For decades, talent living in major metro areas reported to various professional studios, auditioning in person, and surviving on an...
There's no ignoring it. We're all drawn closer by the internet. Intimately. That's certainly a function of your willingness to use it, but apparently most of us are...partly to bridge the "lonely" gap, partly to learn more, certainly to build relationships, to explore new digital worlds (online...